Folding table



B. MARTIN FOLDING TABLE July 14, 1931.

Filed Sept. 13, 1929 INVENTOR MARTIN zJPzL/V W 0 ATTOR Y Patented July14, 1931 r unites stares rarest eerie-ii BRUNO IEARICIZ'AT, GE SAGIHAW,lzlICI-IIG-AN FGLDIl-EG TABLE Auulieation filed September 13, 1929.Serial No. 418.

This invention relates to folding tables the middle oftheir length tothe spindle 8 of the kind employing a flat top member and are connectedat their upper ends by a and crossed legs arranged to fold as is usualrail 10. A cleat 11 is secured to the under in camp tables and the like.side of the table top and is provided with The object of the inventionis to provide a slot 12 to receive the rail when the table 5"- a foldingtable of this kind having means is in use, in known manner.

for imparting additional strength to the leg Rails 18, 14 connectthepairs of legs 5 structure, improving the stability of the and 9respectivelyat their lower ends. 7 table, to prevent the legs fromspreading My invention applies to a table of the con- 10 when the table1s heavily loaded and to prostruction above described a strengthening e'vide co venient means for adding to the and steadying structure whichconsists of a table one or more .trays that may be loaded pair ofdepending legs 15 pivoted at their with articles. For example, the tableas used upper ends to spindle 8 and provided at in the ordinary way mayhave installed betheir lower ends with outwardly projecting 15 low it,on the spindle at the crossing of the feet 16" that rest upon the flooror ground legs a tray for holding dishes. Another when the table is inuse and prevent it from lowermost tray, mounted on the rails at theracking or shaking sidewise. lower ends of the legs, may serve forstoring A further steadying and stabilizing device pots and pans. isprovided by a tray 17 preferably of metal 29 A still further object isto provide a genand formed with flanges 17a along its side oral utilitytable of this kind that is ineX- edges, its ends provided with downwardpropensive to manufacture and is unusually jections 176 that hook overthe bottom rails strong and rigid in construction. 13 and 1d. lhe tray17 thus provides a tie in the drawings Fig. 1 is a perspective memberfor preventing the legs 5 and 9 from view of the table assembled.spreading when the table is loaded and also Fig. 2 is a perspective viewshowing the affords stiffness and rigidity in a horizontal legs folded.plane to hold the legs from sipping side; Fig. 3 is a detail of the topshowing the wise or departing from their correct rectan- Q leavesfolded. gular ahnement. lhis construction is espe- 39 Fig. l is a partsectional view on the line cially useful when the table is to be set up8 1l of Fig. '1. on a surface that is smooth or slippery.

Fig. 5 is a part sectional view on the line Another tray 18 rests onthespindle 8 and 5-5 of Fig. 1. is provided with an upwardly projectinglug Fig. 6 is a part sectional view on the line 18a, the upper end ofwhich is secured by 66 of Fig. 1.

As is clearly shown in the drawings the legs 9 to prevent the tray fromtilting. Tray invention consists in the usual top member 18 ispreferably provided with downward 1 to which folding leaves 2 may besecured projections 19 on its under side to receive by hinges 3 to formside extension members the spindle 8 between them, as shown in for thetable top. Cleats 4 secured to the 1. so sides of the top member 1 andprojecting By the means above described I have protherefrom support theleaves 2 in their QX vided a table that can be made of light matendedposition. terial and has exceptionally great tray stor- A pair of legs5, 5 are secured at their age capacity, yet by reason of itsconstruction upper ends to the table top 1 near an end is strong andwill carry heavy loads without w thereof by means of pintles 6projecting rackin or shaking. from the ends of a cleat 7 secured to theTo told the table for transportation the table top 1. Midway the lengthof the legs leaves 2 are folded upon the top, as shown 5. 5 they areconnected by a spindle 8. A in Fig. 3. the screw 18?) 1S unfastened and59 second pair of legs 9 is also pivoted about the tray 18 lifted out.Then tray 17 is also means of a clamping screw 18?) to oneof the liftedout and the legs 5, 9, 15 are folded against top 1, as illustrated inFig. 2.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1s:

1. In combination, a folding table including a top, pairs of crossedlegs, a spindle connecting said pairs of legs at their intersection, apair of depending legs pivotally secured at their upper ends to saidspindle,

transverse rails connecting the adjacent lower ends of said legs, a traycomprising a single piece of sheet metal removably supported at its endsupon said crossed rails, the ends of which are downwardly flanged forengagement with said rails whereby the tray and flanges together act asastiffening member to hold the lower ends of said legs in normalrectangular alinement, and a second tray having on its bottom a U-shapeddownward projection arranged to engage said spindle, an upwardlyprojecting lug on said tray and means releasably securing said lug toone of the legs of said second pair. 2. A structure as set forth inclaim 1 wherein an outwardly projecting foot is fixed to the lower endof each depending leg to provide a stable base therefor.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

BRUNO MARTIN.

